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*[[Kolar Gold Fields Battalion]]
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolar_Gold_Fields  Kolar Gold Fields] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolar_Gold_Fields  Kolar Gold Fields] Wikipedia
 
*[http://memoriesofkgf.blogspot.com/ Kolar Gold Fields Nostalgia] Photos and Memories of K.G.F.  
 
*[http://memoriesofkgf.blogspot.com/ Kolar Gold Fields Nostalgia] Photos and Memories of K.G.F.  
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*[http://www.confluence.mobi/blog/a-boer-in-bangalore/ "A Boer in Bangalore"] by Adam Yamey 14 September 2016 ''Confluence''.  George Glaeser Munnik, a Boer Officer, was a POW at [[Trichinopoly]] and later [[Amritsar]]. During his stay in India he was able to visit Bangalore and the Kolar Gold Fields. He wrote an account ''A Boer in India'' published 1903. He subsequently became a Senator in South Africa.
 
*[http://www.confluence.mobi/blog/a-boer-in-bangalore/ "A Boer in Bangalore"] by Adam Yamey 14 September 2016 ''Confluence''.  George Glaeser Munnik, a Boer Officer, was a POW at [[Trichinopoly]] and later [[Amritsar]]. During his stay in India he was able to visit Bangalore and the Kolar Gold Fields. He wrote an account ''A Boer in India'' published 1903. He subsequently became a Senator in South Africa.
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045128/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/113032/tale-two-thriving-townships.html "Tale of two thriving townships"] by Bridget White-Kumar 15 November, 2010 ''Deccan Herald'', now an archived webpage.  Robertsonpet was established in 1902 became the “Town” for the mining areas and quickly became an important commercial centre. Andersonpet, was established in 1904, next to the mining areas of Champion Reefs and Mysore Mine/ Marikuppam.
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045128/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/113032/tale-two-thriving-townships.html "Tale of two thriving townships"] by Bridget White-Kumar 15 November, 2010 ''Deccan Herald'', now an archived webpage.  Robertsonpet was established in 1902 became the “Town” for the mining areas and quickly became an important commercial centre. Andersonpet, was established in 1904, next to the mining areas of Champion Reefs and Mysore Mine/ Marikuppam.
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:[https://www.deccanherald.com/content/280784/kgfs-very-own-little-england.html "KGF's very own Little England"] by Bridget Kumar  24 September 2012 ''Deccan Herald''. KGF Gymkhana Club
 
*[http://www.indiaofthepast.org/contribute-memories/read-contributions/life-back-then/322-memories-of-my-family-and-of-weddings-in-kolar-gold-fields Memories of my family and of weddings in Kolar Gold Fields] by Bridget White-Kumar.  indiaofthepast.org. "In the early years [19th century], arranged marriages were the norm in the [Anglo-Indian] Community." The author’s father  was an Underground Engineer in Nandydroog Mines, c late 1940s
 
*[http://www.indiaofthepast.org/contribute-memories/read-contributions/life-back-then/322-memories-of-my-family-and-of-weddings-in-kolar-gold-fields Memories of my family and of weddings in Kolar Gold Fields] by Bridget White-Kumar.  indiaofthepast.org. "In the early years [19th century], arranged marriages were the norm in the [Anglo-Indian] Community." The author’s father  was an Underground Engineer in Nandydroog Mines, c late 1940s
 
*From the late Ronnie Johnson's now archived website
 
*From the late Ronnie Johnson's now archived website
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027124721/http://geocities.com/kolargoldfield/kgf1905.html List of Residents of K.G.F in 1905]
 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027124721/http://geocities.com/kolargoldfield/kgf1905.html List of Residents of K.G.F in 1905]
 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027124713/http://geocities.com/kolargoldfield/kgf_people.html Requests received from people with connections to KGF! [Miscellaneous information<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027124713/http://geocities.com/kolargoldfield/kgf_people.html Requests received from people with connections to KGF! [Miscellaneous information<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
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*[https://scroll.in/roving/740303/in-pictures-revisiting-the-ghosts-of-a-glorious-past-at-kolars-gold-mines  "In pictures: Revisiting the ghosts of a glorious past at Kolar’s gold mines"]  Manjunath Shenoy Nov 01, 2015 scroll.in
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*[https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/story-kgf-cradle-india-s-gold-rush-93798 "The story of KGF: The cradle of India’s gold rush"] by Arun Dev  December 22, 2018 thenewsminute.com.
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===Historical books online===
 
===Historical books online===
 
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_382.gif ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15''], page 376.
 
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_382.gif ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15''], page 376.
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*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.11584/page/n305 “Kolar District”] page 243, ''Mysore Gazetteer Volume V: Gazetteer'' edited by  C. Hayavadana Rao. New Edition 1930  Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.11582/page/n227 "Chapter V: Mines and Minerals"]  page 198 ''Mysore Gazetteer Volume III Economic''  edited by  C. Hayavadana Rao. New Edition 1929. Archive,org. Includes Kolar Gold Fields.
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/indianpicturespr00malcuoft#page/172/mode/2up “The Kolar Gold-Fields”] from ''Indian pictures and problems'' by Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm 1907 Archive.org
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/indianpicturespr00malcuoft#page/172/mode/2up “The Kolar Gold-Fields”] from ''Indian pictures and problems'' by Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm 1907 Archive.org
  

Revision as of 02:23, 5 February 2019

Kolar Gold Fields
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 12.961736°N 78.270721°E
Altitude: 265 m (869 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Kolar Gold Fields
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
Transport links
Kolar Gold Fields Railway

Kolar Gold Fields was a city in the south-east of Kolar District, Mysore State established in 1887. Located 98km from Bangalore, it produced all of India's gold. It closed in 2001 and was approved for re-opening in 2010.

Mining companies

Mining companies included Mysore, Champion Reef, Ooregum, Nundydroog and Balaghat.[1]

Volunteer Regiment

External links

"KGF's very own Little England" by Bridget Kumar 24 September 2012 Deccan Herald. KGF Gymkhana Club

Historical books online

References

  1. Johnson, Ronnie Surnames - Kolar Gold Fields and Bangalore Rootsweb India Mailing List 7 November 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2019.